Taking the VPK off allows me to set AA to 8x MSAA in the video options and it stays that way. Using the VPK sets the AA as None in the Advanced Video Options. However, the value of aa_msaa stands as 16x (as I have aa_msaa_16x in my custom cfg). Does this mean that the AA is working correctly, but the video options do not show that it is enabled?

Thank you for the new release! I have one question though. How do I know I have aa_msaa_16x on for the Max Quality preset? The advanced video options still says I have the antialiasing mode set to none, not even to 8x MSAA. I've looked through my custom cfg, and it doesn't seem like I have any conflicting commands to never enable it. I've had this problem of being unable to use AA since 6.4.0.

Great new release! Just to report, you made a typo with your Max Quality preset. The command "3dsky_on" is spelled as "33dsky_on" in maxquality.cfg.

Is there a way to re-enable the class portraits in the main menu but still keep the broeselhud_blue custom screen?

Just out of curiosity, is there no more progress left to be done for the Max Quality preset? Or does the comfig help improve the Max Quality to be more stable each time you update it?